Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-17
EATING ONE HUNDRED QUAIL.
Thousands of Dollars Bet Against
Mr. PauFs Eff Irt.
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Emile Paul is just now working out the
destiny of truly heroic stomach by eat
ing eighty-two quail in forty-one consecu-
tive days without the aid of pepsin or any
other digestive. The gallant struggle
will end at II O'Clock tonight. Several
thousand dollars are wagered on the ell
fort. Mr. Paul has bet $3.50 that, after
swallowing his eighty-second bird, he VIII
eat five more otf.hand He is willing,
too, TO wager any part OF 5000 that TO-
morrow, TO cap the pyramid OF slaugh-
tered birds, he can eat thirteen "5tralgnt'
quail.
Vitellius, the royal glutton, used to
think nothing OF eating roasted peacocks
as steady diet, and he didn't lind 1T nee
essary to even bet new hat. But Vltel-
Illus was a Roman and Mr.. Paul Is only
plain New Yorker. Besides, the gor-
mandiZing Cesar used to nibble at his
peacocks whenever he wanted to, and
washed them down with huge draughts
Of priceless old Falernian. MIR. Paul must
squeeze down his quail between midnight
and l O'Clock, and drinks little else but
tedr-persuding pepper sauce.
HOW THE EATING MATCH BEGAN.
The quail match was suggested by a
Poidslaph III a DdpcIa "hlSu 0h-
nounced that NJ. Lacost. Partisan, had
died Of dyspepsia after five days of heavy
quail eating. MIR. Paul said that he
would eat one quail day for forty days.
A member of the Union League Club
who was present declared that Mr.. Wal
colt mad eaten two quail day for thirty
days at Gabe Cases. Mr.. Paul at once
offered to eat two quail day for torty-One
DAYS. Inside of two hours be had
at oil
known physician, another bet OF $3.50
even, another OF 1925 to 5000, and still an
other of 500 to $3.50. In addition to these
he wagered about $50 worth Of new hats,
neckties and gloves. Many members of
the Union League Club and the Lambs
Club have put up money on the event.
A few minutes after midnight Mr.. Paul
sits down at table in mis- cafe with two
nicely roasted birds before him and a
crowd of club men at his elbows. He
picks the bones clean and then seals them
up In an envelope. Two witnesses sign
their names and the date. The top of
Mr.. Paul's safe looks like q miniature
post office with Its mountain of bullying
envelopes.
THE LEGS ARE POOR EATING.
81 got along with the quails finely"
said Mr.. Paul last night, "until last SUM-
day. Then my stomach began to go back
on me, and felt rather rocky. For the
last four days my skin has begun to smell
of quail. Curious, isn't it? But it's true.
smell just like quail. l didn't begin to
taste quail until two days ago. That's
the hardest thing about the match.
hate the taste Of the legs. If quail grew
without legs l think | could eat 500 in a
month. The legs are the gamiest part,
and when man has eaten all the quail
that he really cares for and must eat
more he reyolts at the legs.
another great difficulty is eating at
the same time every night. 1t worries me
a little. But take 1t all in all find very
little trouble and my appetite is simply
bully. 1 have gained ten pounds in
weight. L drink lots Of Worcestershire,
TobascO and pepper sauces. That is my
great hold. In fact, drank a whole bot
tie of TObasc0 sauce on a wager or $25
the other night, and for $50 added an
other bottle. What do l attribute my
digestive powers tor Well, simply to the
fact that l do not use tobacco or intoxi-
eating liquors. l am satisfied that no
man who does can do any great feat of
digestion.
HIS BREATH CLEANS WITH PHOS-
PHOROUs.
"There is one very curious effect tina
quail eating has had upon me. Pm chock
full of phosphorus. You know that quail
contain a great deal of phosphorus. When
| 90 in a dark room and blow my breath
out hard can see a sort of luminous mist,
just as If was the d. that is, some sort
| OF q ghost. l thought that this might up.
| set my nerves in some way and prevent
me from sleeping sOundly, but the fact is
! that my wife has been sick for fort
night, and have not more than three or
! four hours sleep day. Naturally l sleep
soundly.
''I take good care that no one Hampers
| with the birds, for | have them soused
and locked up in an ice safe, to which nc
one has key but myself. When l am
ready to have them cooked l unlock the
| safe and hand out a couple of quail. AS
it is against the law TO Kill quail | told q
| friend who has a bulletin made out each
night fer the public not to say quail, but
to say squads. By some mistake the bull
| letin read:
"'Mr. Paul will tonight eat his sixty.
| eighth swan.'"
| BETTING AGAINST ODDS.
81 believe that swans would be easier
to eat than quail, although 1 can't say
that Lever tried them as food. But there
! is one thing sure, and that is, | will finish
100 quail by Wednesday night. Every
DAY men come in with new bets, and
take all that come. OF course | want
odds now, because l am trying a hard
feat when 1 tackle twenty-five quail in
the last two days. l propose to see just
what limits there are TO quail eating. Il
there is any man who thinks he can dc
better than / can, let him come along
with his money and his appetite"
Mr.. Paul has taken Turkish bath
three times week since he began his
! quail match Notwithstanding this his
| weight has steadily increased He claims
that the only serious effect Of the quail
eating is in his eyesight, which is at
fected. He says that when he began the
feat his eyesight was very good, but with.
in the last forty-eIgnt hours he cannot
read fine print at all. The fact that his
skin smells of quail is quite true. A
reporter detected the odor at once
The amount Of money wagered on the
event is estimated at something like
$1,000.
Open Hearth steel.